Deijha represents clients in complex tort and general casualty defense matters.
Prior to joining Hinshaw, Deijha clerked for the Circuit Court of Cook County in the Commercial Law Division and later for the Presiding Judge of the Law Division. During law school, she externed in the Central District of Illinois, the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery – Mortgage Foreclosure section, and served as a 711 law clerk in the Juvenile Division of the Office of the Public Guardian.
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Tenechia D. Lockhart is an associate in the Charlotte, North Carolina, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Her practice focuses on counseling employers on a broad range of benefit matters, including general compliance and administration of qualified retirement plans under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code. She also assists clients with welfare plan issues involving cafeteria plans, group health plans, flexible spending accounts, group insurance products, COBRA and HIPAA. Tenechia works directly with plan fiduciaries, frequently attending investment/retirement committee meetings, regarding their duties under ERISA.
In addition, Tenechia advises clients on fiduciary compliance matters relating to plan corrections, prohibited transaction exemptions, and reporting and disclosure obligations. She assists plan sponsors and administrators with investigations, examinations, and audits before the Internal Revenue Service and the United States Department of Labor. She also assists clients in correcting qualified plan defects by filing EPCRS and fiduciary correction program submissions.
Tenechia regularly drafts, amends and reviews plan documents, summary plan descriptions, enrollment materials, and other employee communications.
Prior to joining Jackson Lewis, Tenechia served as outside fund counsel to multiemployer pension and welfare plans and has extensive experience with employer withdrawal liability, payroll audits, and delinquent contribution matters.
During law school, Tenechia was a member of the Moot Court Honor Board and the Order of the Coif.
Roosevelt represents airlines, manufacturers, and aviation professionals in litigation arising from accidents, regulatory actions, and liability claims. He emphasizes cultivating strong client relationships to help him deliver tailored and effective legal solutions.
In servicing his clients, Roosevelt draws on his extensive civil litigation experience, which includes handling labor and employment matters, complex commercial litigation, construction labor law, and personal injury actions.
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